Re: Japanese Anemones
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- Subject: Re: Japanese Anemones
- From: M* T*
- Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 01:30:44 -0500
Patty, I don't know if this is of any actual use to you, but I just
discovered the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) page on their plant
trials, and one is on Japanese Anemones. There is a good description of
each species/cultivar (and it looks like they are trialing about all of
them available in the trade) plus a key system for identifying them - this
is a genera much confused in gardens and nurseries - worth a look-see if
one is interested in learning about these plants or trying to figure out
just exactly who one is growing.
http://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/trials/anemone.asp
I have two; one a white of no name (sent as a gift plant with some order,
labeled informatively, "white anemone") and a pink that I *think* is
'September Charm', but I won't swear to it as I have had it for so many
years, what I actually bought it as is only a faint memory.
Both do quite well for me - very undemanding and I enjoy them. The only
problem I have ever had is that "Sept. Morn" is very attractive to blister
beetles ever few years and the *&^%$ bugs will strip off every leaf in a
day if not caught in the act early enough.
My growing climate is so different from yours that I can offer no advice to
you in that dept. except to try them and enjoy!
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Patty Tam <tamxx001@maroon.tc.umn.edu>
> Date: Friday, February 05, 1999 7:13 PM
>
> Does anyone grow Japanese Anemones? I have ordered some Anemone
tomentosa,
> Robustissima. I plan to use them as a backdrop to a bed that has mostly
> Asiatic, Oriental, Trumpet, and Species lilies, to provide some interest
> after the Orientals stop blooming. The bed follows a gentle slope to the
> south, and the back of the bed is due West with a row of Arborvitae to
> provide some protection from Westerly winds. Even though the hardiness
> rating for these anemones is Zone 5 and I am in Zone 4, they are said to
be
> the hardiest type, and I hope to keep them happy over the winters with a
> little extra TLC (like good drainage and mulch). Does anyone have
> suggestions for growing them in borderline zones or just culture tips in
> general? Also, does anyone have any favorite varieties, especially if
they
> might be successfully grown in zone 4? I just love the way these plants
look
> (in pictures-I've never seen a real one!)...especially the tall ones.
>
> Patty
> Zone 4 MN...where the ice dams are melting, the gardening juices are
> flowing, and it's supposed to hit FORTY on Sunday!
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